Garden-hose carriage.



A. LOW. GARDEN HOSE CARRIAGE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

rans ANDREW LOW, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

GARDEN-HOSE CARRIAGE.

ceases.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW Low, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garden-Hose Carriages,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garden hose carriages and has for its objectsto provide a suitable portable support for a garden hose, when the sameis being used, in such a manner that the hose may be handled withconvenience and without danger of the operator becoming wet from thespray.

Another object is to provide means for elevating the spray from theground so as to cover a greater area with the nozzle.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated several forms in which myinvention may be embodied, but it will be understood that other formsmay be used and I claim all such changes as properly come within theinvention and the claim.

In the said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hose carriageembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end View of the carriage. Fig. 3 isa detail view of the hose fastening means. Fig. 4 shows a form ofcarriage intended for use when spraying trees with chemicals to preventtheir destruction by insects. Fig. 5 is a detail view of parts of theadjustable carriage members and Figs. 6 and 7 show a modification.

In the several views the reference character 7 denotes an axle memberprovided with the axles 8 which carry the wheels .9, which may be kepton the axles by means of pins 10. To the axle member is fastened in anysuitable manner the upright supporting member 11 provided with the holes12 and a loop 18 which preferably may be made of thin sheet metal nailedto the support 11 which preferably is made of wood as are the principalparts of the carriage.

14 represents an extension member provided with a hole 15 and a loop 16similar to the loop 18. The two members 11 and 14 are preferably madealike and the loops are so arranged that the lower loop 16 fast on themember 14 envelope the upright 11 with a sliding fit and in the samemanner the loop 13 fast on the member 11 envelope the member 14. Bythese means the member 14 is adapted to slide vertically on the upright11 to increase the height of the vertical supporting means. A pin 17 maybe passed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 13, 1999.

Patented May 1@, 1910.

Serial No. 512,656.

1 through one of the holes 12 and the hole 15 to lock the two memberstogether as is obvious and easily seen from the drawing.

Suitably fastened to the axle member is a tail 18 forming an obtuseangle with the upright support so as to keep the latter vertical whenthe tail rests on the ground. The extension 14 and the tail are eachprovided with fastening means each of which comprises a book 19 and aneye 20 to which latter is fastened a chain 21 having the two rings 22and 23.

24 represents a garden hose. The method of fastenin the hose to thesupports is illustrated in Fig. 5. The chain 21 is just long enough topass around the hose and to enable the ring 22 to hook over the hook 19.Hence the necessity for the ring 23 which. serves as a handle with whichto pull the chain taut over the hose so as to snap the ring 22 over thehook. In this manner the hose is quickly and easily, yet firmly,fastened to the carriage.

When sprinkling a lawn the carriage with the hose may be left standingin any place while the water is turned on and the hose need not beconstantly operated. Further by raising the nozzle the spray will covera greater area. ()n the other hand the carriage is easily moved aboutwithout the operator getting so close to the spray as to become wet.

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated a hose carriage in which both the upright24 and the tail 25 are adjustable lengthwise. As shown each of themembers comprises sections 26 provided with bevels 27 and 28 pointing inopposite directions. Each section is further provided with the loops 29and 30. Fig. 5 shows in detail how the sections are joined by means ofthese loops, the opposed bevels 27 and 28 being brought together withinthe loops. By these means the operator may obtain hold on the device anddirect the spray, on a tree for instance, with out getting inside thearea of the spray. The device is mounted on wheels 31 so as to be easilyportable and to assist in directing the spray. Suitable fastening meansas above set forth or otherwise may be used to secure the hose to thisform of carriage.

In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a device intended to be made of standard pipeand fittings and at the same time embodying the features set forthabove. As shown the device in this instance comprises an upright 33 anda tail 34 joined by a four-way connection marked 35. The two horizontalarms of this connection are plugged up by rods 36 which support thewheels 37. The hose 88 is slipped over the end of the tail and thenozzle 39 may either be screwed on the end of the upright 33 or anextension member may be employed to increase the height of the nozzle.Such extension piece is shown and marked 40. In Fig. 7 the nozzle andthe extension piece are omitted.

The above is thought to fully explain this invention and it will beobserved that by reason of the portability and the adjustments the hosemay be directed and supported in various directions as needed.

I claim A hose carriage of the character described comprising an axlemember, wheels thereon, an upright support fast on said axle member, aloop fast on the said support at its upper end, an extension memberfitted to slide within the said loop, a second loop fast on the saidextension member and fitted around the said upright support, the saidsecond loop forming means for preventing the withdrawal of the saidextension member from the said support, means for adjusting theextension member on the said support, a tail member fast on the saidaxle member at an angle to keep the said support vertical and hosefastening means, comprising chains and hooks at the top and the bottomof the said extension member and on the free end of the said tailmember.

Signed at New York, N. Y. this 12th day of August 1909.

ANDREW LOW.

Witnesses IVAN KoNIesBERG, M. M. RmMANN.

